Disclaimer: Inu-Yasha doesn't belong to me ::curls up and cries::
IY: Eh? St-st-STOP CRYING!!!!
Noodals: ::Sticks out tongue and bawls louder::
WHEEEEE!!! I'M BACK!!! And I had a great time on my trip to Hawaii! *sigh* but if you ask me what I did there I'm afraid that I will only be able to say that I snorkeled.and If I see one more mask, snorkel or pair of flippers I'm gonna drown someone. And it would be plain cruel to start dangling that kind of stuff right in front me but just out of my reach so that a match could not reach it.anyways, enough of my babbling about destroying objects of torture! ^^' As I said I would (sometime, somewhere.), I found time to write while in Hawaii AND I managed to copy what I wrote to a computer (Many thanks to my dear daddy who brought his laptop!!). So.I ended up writing the whole of chapter 4 and I hope you like it!
Ok! This chapter has mainly to do with horses, however! I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge on horses!!! It just goes to show how much I do research before I write about it.. Next, please don't kill me for the beginning of this chapter! I promise to reward you for it later in this chapter!!
Chappy 4 Horses!
"Kagome." She looked up at him. He bent down to kiss her, as the breeze flowed through their hair, but she looked into his eyes.and he froze.
::Uneasy pause.::
"Yes, Inu-Yasha?" "..." "..." "err..there's.there's a-a-a-a FLUFF in your hair!!" He randomly yelled out to save his dignity. "Oh." She let him pick out the imaginary fluff. 'Was he going.going to.*sigh*. of course I probably would have smacked him.it's too early in the game for me.but.I've never been.. never been.' 'She sounded almost disappointed.' Inu-Yasha observed. Kagome looked to the sea. She now knew why she loved it. It sparkled no matter if it was the sun or the moon hitting it. It was cool and refreshing. Yes.she loved the sea. Inu-Yasha stood behind her and looked out too. SOMEHOW Inu-Yasha's hand found Kagome's (or Kagome's found Inu-Yasha's) and they.just sort of.started walking down the beach, hand in hand.Kagome's head.just.ended up on Inu-Yasha's shoulder. 'Her head seems to fit there.' he tilted his head onto hers, 'she smells.good.' somehow his mind wandered off to wondering if she tasted as good as she smelled but he pushed the thought from his mind. 'Comfy shoulder.' Kagome's thoughts passed through her head. Tonight could last forever for as long as she cared.
Of course.all good things come to an end but something's end better than others. A good night ending because of Sesshomaru isn't a good way to end things. "Well, well, pardon me for disrupting the romantic atmosphere but mother says it's time for bed!" (He put the emphasis on the word romantic. I would make the word in italics for emphasis but I still haven't figured how to make it appear on the web still in italics). "Eh? Mother says?? Would you PLEASE make up you mind! I thought it was FATHER says." Inu-Yasha put on a confused face. Sesshy slapped his forehead. He needed to compose his speeches better before talking to his younger, pesky, brother. Kagome snorted, "I thought it was Simon says." not even knowing she was contributing to the building annoyance of Sesshomaru. "Mother expects you to be in bed in half an hour." Sesshomaru finished, curtly. He whirled around and headed back to the castle thinking about how he could save Kagome from Inu-Yasha poisoning her mind with his immatureness (he really thought Kagome was being influenced.::rolls eyes::). "I'm sorry to say, but your brother makes me sick!" Kagome spat. "He's made me sick to many times to count. I think it was since I could say my own name that he made want to gag." Inu-Yasha agreed. They looked at each other for a moment longer. Kagome smiled and then they turned back to the castle.still hand in hand.and neither of them noticed the jealous face in a window watching them.
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"You two seemed to be having a good time." Kagome jumped as she finished lighting the candle. "Kikyo?" Kikyo was standing at one of Kagome's windows. "You'll have to introduce me sometime." And with that she turned and left. Kagome stared. She had never gotten that close to a boy before and her sister knew it. Kikyo had some nerve to maybe distract Inu-Yasha. 'If I don't start acting like I enjoy his company completely, he might switch me more Kikyo!' Kagome thought in horror. Then she simmered down. 'Well, if he's dense enough to go for my sister than I don't want him!' she decided. "You do look like you just had a good time." Kagome glanced up at the door. "Oh, hi Sango-chan! How's Miroku?" Sango blushed, "How did you know I was with Miroku?" Kagome stared. "It's only a little obvious!!" She exclaimed. "Oh.well it was wonderful!! We spent more time in the gardens and he showed me these amazing waterfallish fountains and there were so many pretty flowers and he-" "Inu-Yasha and I had a great night." Sango stopped short. "So.what happened???? Don't leave me hanging here!!" Kagome sighed. Sango: "..." Kag: "What? Oh! ^ ^" "Get it out already!!" Sango harped. "We were on the beach." "A great place." Sango put in. "The waves were washing over our feet." "Good to keep in touch with nature." "We were holding hands." Sango was full attention. "And.somehow my head ended up on his shoulder." Sango gasped, "Really??" "And his head leaned on mine." Sango clasped her hands waiting for when she would tell about the kiss. "And then Sesshomaru showed up." Kagome's voice suddenly changed from dreamy to bitter. "WHAT?? NO KISS?????" Kagome looked at Sango. "No, no kiss." "But.but the scenario was so perfect!!" "Except that we hardly know each other." "Right.I knew that.::whistles innocently::" ".-_-." "Uh.Goodnight?" "That's right Sango.Goodnight!" Sango left Kagome's room and closed the door behind her to leave Kagome to her thoughts.
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"Lessons?" Kagome stared at her mother in disbelief, "But it's EARLY AUGUST!!" Inu-Yasha dropped his fork, stared, and the sniggered into his orange juice. Kagome glared at him. "And it's not like I failed last year! I passed with straight A's!" Kagome continued her debate as she shoveled her breakfast into her mouth. "Except for math," Kikyo smirked, "You failed that!" "Kikyo.if you consider a B+ a failing grade then you failed everything." Kagome said with a point. "Well you got below a C in something." Kikyo tried hard to remain higher than her younger sister. "The B+ in math was my lowest grade, Kikyo. If anyone needs summer schooling it's you. That report card was nauseating. You'll bring disgrace to the royal family!" Kagome hissed as she recalled the report card she found while rummaging through her sisters room. "Kagome!" her mother was shocked. Kikyo shooter her a nasty glare and Inu-Yasha gave her a look that said, ' The-high-and-mighty-Kikyo-needs-summer-schooling??' Kagome responded with a knowing look that said, 'I-kid-you-not, and-isn't- it-surprising?' "Now, now, stop BICKERING!!!!!" Kagome and Kikyo's mother screeched the last word and then continued in her happy-go-lucky voice. "Your lessons will begin on Monday!" she said cheerily. 'Three days.' Kagome thought. It was Friday. "May I be excused, mother? I would like to enjoy my last few days of freedom." Kagome said politely but bitterness could be detected. "Certainly, dear. And I'd wipe that smirk of my face Inu-Yasha," her mother warned and Inu-Yasha looked at her with question, "Your mother likes my idea so you and your brother will be joining my daughters with their early schooling." Inu-Yasha's sneering grin snapped of his face and was replaced with a look of dread. It was Kagome's turn to smirk.
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"Your mom is a bad influence on mine." Inu-Yasha sulked. Kagome skipped a stone across the low tide ocean water. She was a fast learner when it came to physical activities. "Whatever," she said, "I wonder how my sad excuse for a sister is getting along with your overly scary brother." "I heard they were going riding together." "Are you serious??" "Why?" "Do you seriously think that Kikyo can ride a horse??" Inu-Yasha thought about this for a second.and just a second. "Would I be a fool to even consider that she had a horse of her own?" Yes, you would be." "Ah. Well then! What are we waiting for? Let's go find the early morning entertainment!" "It's free too! I'm right behind you!" "Ladies first!" Inu-Yasha preformed a mocking bow with a grin. "How about ladies first when the lady knows where she's going." Kagome waited for it to dawn on him.it didn't happen. "Eh?" She sighed at his slight stupidity, "I Don't Know Where The Stables Are!!" "Oh!" "Lead on, oh smart one!" "Right-O!" he gave her a slightly embarrassed smile and then led the way.
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"Do you like our stables, Lady Kikyo?" "Well, I don't know about stables but these are well kept." Her nose MUST have been plugged. It stank of horse manure. Sesshy had a satisfied look on his face. (as he adjusted his gas mask.NOT!) "Please, pick the horse you would like to ride, sweet maiden." Sesshy instructed. Kikyo giggled and was instantly attracted to a creamy, off- white horse (Please forgive my lack of knowledge on horses! I love 'em but I don't know the different types or anything so for all you smarter horse lovers out there, please don't flame me for this!). "Ah! You have chosen.Eggnog!" Sesshy exclaimed with pride. They both looked up as the stable doors opened. A stable boy entered and Sesshy's face darkened as Inu-Yasha followed but lightened as Kagome entered after. Kikyo's face, however, lightened as Inu-Yasha entered but darkened as Kagome followed. "Oh! Are you guys going riding too?" Kagome's face was a mask of false surprise. She was good at hiding her emotions with false ones. "Your sister was just picking a horse. Would you like to join us?" Sesshy tried to make his voice sound intriguing and seductive but instead he nearly scared her away. "Uh.Well." Kagome fought the urge to run away. "Thank you." Inu-Yasha interrupted as the stable boy brought his and Kagome's horse to them, saddled up and ready to ride. "Saddle Up Eggnog!!" Sesshy snapped at the stable boy. "OH THAT POOR HORSE!!" Kagome exclaimed before she could stop herself. "Who named him???" Inu-Yasha asked with bewilderment. "It's a she." Sesshy replied with annoyance. "IT IS??? WHAT BONEHEAD WOULD CALL A FEMALE HORSE, EGGNOG???" Inu-Yasha was amazed. "I CALLED HER THAT BECAUSE I LIKE EGGNOG!! IT'S THE BEST DRINK FOR THE WINTER TIME!!" "WHEN DID WE GET A NEW HORSE?? WHEN DID YOU NAME HER??" "WE GOT HER THREE WEEKS AGO AND I CALLED HER THAT!! YOU DON'T LIKE IT? YOU FIX IT!!!" "I KNOW!!" Kikyo screamed, "Creamy!!!" "Creamy??? You think that's a BETTER name than EGGNOG??" Inu-Yasha asked. "I would call her Caramel." Kagome softly said as she pet the horses nose. It whinnied gently. Both boys stopped fighting. "Caramel?" Sesshy said with amusement. "It's a brilliant name!!" Inu-Yasha exclaimed. "Of course it is!" Sesshy instantly agreed. He liked Kagome better than Kikyo for these reasons: she was prettier, more active and she was smarter. "Make a horse tag with the name Caramel on it!" Sesshy barked at a passing servant who rushed to obey. "What's your horses name, Kagome?" Inu-Yasha asked. "Her name's Raven." She answered. "Raven? But that's a type of bird!" Sesshy laughed with absolute stupidity.
"But Ravens are BLACK aren't they?" Kagome pointed at her horses pure black hair. "Oh.right." "You just don't have it with names today, do you?" Inu-Yasha teased his big brother. "Shut up!! What's your horse's name, hmm?" "You know what her name is." "I forget." "You're sad." "JUST TELL ME!!"
Inu-Yasha looked at his white horse: the same colour as his hair. "It's Tigerlily." "Tigerlily?? What kind of a name is that?? I'd almost say Eggnog was better." "It's a beautiful name." Kagome turned her nose up at Sesshy. "It's simply GORGEOUS!!" (She had five cups of coffee this morning) Kikyo started bouncing around, leaping on Inu-Yasha and Caramel reared in fright. Kikyo then screamed in fright and ran out of the stables and under her bed. No one ran after her. Kagome swung her leg up over Raven and Sesshy looked around expectantly for his horse. "WHERE'S ALLSPICE???????" He hollered. Kagome fell off her horse anime style. A stable boy dashed down the isle to a stall with a russet brown, female horse. "Allspice?" Kagome stared. "You have a better name in mind??" "You like eggnog, so does Nutmeg sound good?" Kagome suggested as she swung back up onto Raven. "Nutmeg.Thank you Lady Kagome!" his voice turned silky again and Kagome got scared all over again. "Let's go!" she whispered fiercely to Inu-Yasha. "See you around.Fluffy!" Inu-Yasha called and ignored the cursing and threats from his brother. Kagome fell off her horse again. "You don't stay up on your horse well, do you?" Inu-Yasha teased. "F-f-f-fluffy??" "Yup! That's been his nickname since he started carrying that boa around like a security blanket: age 6!" "And he's about to turn 17??" "Yup." "Scary." "He is." They rode towards the edge of the woods when a bee landed on Raven's nose. The horse went crazy and started running madly. "KYAAAAAAAAA!!!!! HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!" Kagome screamed out. Inu-Yasha needed no second bidding. Tigerlily took off after the princess and her runaway horse. Kagome knew she could stay on her horse.it was if the horse went into the woods she would have bigger problems. "Please don't go into the woods!" she cooed softly in Raven's ear, trying to calm her, "please don't go into the woods, please don't go into the woods. Please don't. Please don't. Please don't...shit." Kagome's horse looked like it was having a nervous breakdown as it turned into the woods. Hell, Kagome was having a nervous breakdown. Inu-Yasha cursed as he saw the midnight black horse turn into the woods but he quickly followed her in. It was crazy, he knew, but he couldn't leave her alone with a horse that belonged in loonyland especially as she didn't know her way around and she probably would get lost when her horse calmed down. Well.that was what he was telling himself, but deep down there was something else that made him want to save her. He could quite place it, even though there was a voice inside telling him just what he was thinking about her but he continued to tell the voice to shut up.
IY's mind: hang on Kagome! I'll get there on time. IY's lil annoying voice in the back of his head: Why do you want to save her, eh? What's so special about her? IY: Shut up! I don't have time for you! Lil voice: Oh? Come on! I know why you want to save her. IY: Oh really? Inform me. Mistake. Lil voice: You LOVE her!! IY: WHAT??? NOIDON'T!! Lil voice: You're blushing!! IY: I'm trying to save her!! Lil voice: and we're back to the beginning.why do you want to- IY: SHUT UP!! Lil voice: *snigger* Inu-Yasha turned beet red. Lil voice: Well, I'll just leave you to save her, lover boy! IY: I'll take you on some other time. Lil voice: later.
Just then, Kagome's horse saw a skunk. This was not Raven's day. Or Kagome's. The horse reared with surprise just as Inu-Yasha's horse caught up. Kagome was taken completely by surprise and was thrown off. She went sailing thought w air and braced herself for the fall. Inu-Yasha leapt off his horse and ran to catch her. Of course he caught her. Princess style! As soon as she felt him holding her under her knees and supporting her back, she clutched onto him, her arms wrapped tightly around his neck and her face buried into his shoulder. "Thank you for following me," she whimpered, "and nice catch." She added weakly. She started to cry now that she was safe and he put her feet down and then just held her until she calmed down. "Kagome." She looked up at him. (sound familiar?) "I will always try to catch you and be there for you.that's a promise." She was unsure of how to respond because the now waffy moment was new to her. She didn't have to respond. (Hehehe) He put his lips to hers and it wasn't a quick kiss! They stood there together in the middle of the clearing as the wind blew their hair around. They didn't notice a thing around them. Not even- "Well, well, well.sorry for interrupting but I heard a maiden's cry for help." The evil, terrifying, totally unsuductive, petrifying, scary, disgustingly silky voice reached their ears (did I miss any? If you have any more words to describe Sesshy's voice then make a list on your reviews and I will try to add some of them ^__^). Kagome and Inu-Yasha paid no attention to him. In fact, their tongues started snaking in and out of each other's mouth.right in front of Sesshy! Sesshomaru moved closer to the two kissing in the woods.much closer. "You're not a very good kisser Inu-Yasha." He taunted. 'I'll bet you've never kissed in your life,' Inu-Yasha thought, 'and damn! She does taste good!' his thoughts flowed back to the night on the beach when he wondered if she tasted a good as she smelt, 'she sure is gorgeous too.' Inu-Yasha took in everything about her. "You should try kissing me sometime Kagome," Sesshy continued in his annoying, so-called voice. She flicked up her middle finger at him telling him to get-the-hell-out-of- here, can't-you-see-I'm-busy?? And he was so close that her finger nearly went up his nose. Instead, her nail poked his cheek hard and drew blood! (::starts waving flags that say 'GO KAGOME!!!'::) Sesshy drew back from her with a start. "Bitch! Do you know how long I had my face in a mud mask this morning to make my face perfect??" He hollered. Kagome and Inu-Yasha broke apart. "Can you hear something?" Kagome stared romantically up into Inu-Yasha's eyes. "The wind must be acting up." He stared back into her crystal blue eyes. Sesshy brought his face right next to Kagome's ear: "BITCH!!" he screeched. "You must have mistaken me for someone else," Kagome's eardrums were ringing, "I'M NOT KIKYO!!" she screamed back. "Kikyo?" Inu-Yasha looked at her, "I thought he was bragging about himself." "Leave him to boast to the trees. I'm leaving." Inu-Yasha followed Kagome out of the clearing. "Come on Kagome," Sesshy whined from the clearing, "I'll make a better man than him! Be MY woman!" (He was influenced by Kouga. -_-*) Kagome stopped short and whirled around. Inu-Yasha squeaked and jumped out of the princess's way. "I am NOBODIES WOMAN!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, "WHY DO THINK I DETEST THE WORD 'MARRAGE'? HUH?? I'LL TELL YOU WHY! IT'S BECAUSE IF I MARRY, I'LL BELONG TO MY PRINCE! I'M A FREE GIRL WHILE I'M SINGLE!!! You understand now?" her voice became deadly calm, "That's why I'm so picky about men. If I could find someone who could accept a girl who could shoot an arrow straight, draw a sword right, race on horses, climb trees and run miles, then I would CONSIDER them. He also needs to be understanding, sweet, willing to stand up for me and be able to not look stupid while doing it! Prince Kouga nearly past the test except he was a jackass with no brain!" "And he looks stupid." Inu-Yasha muttered. "Lord Hojo had a chance except her had a problem with the way I dressed.and he was a jackass too. Do you FINALLY UNDERSTAND????" "Do I have a chance of passing your test?" Sesshy's silky voice made her cringe. "NO! WHY?? BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST LIKE KOUGA!!" Sesshy looked confused. "She's calling you a jackass." Inu-Yasha translated to his half-wit brother. "Ah! Wait, WHAT??" Sesshy finally understood. But Kagome was already out of the clearing. She grabbed Raven's reins and tossed Tigerlily's to Inu-Yasha. She swung onto Raven before Inu-Yasha even caught the reins she had tossed to him. Kagome bolted out of the woods before anyone could stop her. Inu-Yasha noted the look of furry on her face and decided to keep his distance but then he could have sworn she was crying. He debated whether or not to go after her. The voice in his head returned.
IY: Should I go after her or not. She looked sad and alone but I'm afraid she'll bite me if I get too close to her. Lil voice: Go after her! She needs you! IY: You again? Lil voice: yup, you'd better believe it! IY: I believe it all to well. Lil voice: Any way, you should go after her. She's too good a girl to give up. IY: I'm NOT giving her up!! What makes you think that?? Lil voice: nothing. Just.go help her. IY: *sigh* which direction did she go? Lil voice: Oh I don't know!! You're helpless! IY: I'M helpless?? Lil voice: JUST GET HER!! IY: Keh. Lil voice: Later, dude.
'It's like he just hangs me up!' Inu-Yasha thought. He took off after Kagome and on his way out of the forest he saw Nutmeg waiting for Sesshomaru to return. Inu-Yasha took out his riding crop and smacked the horse on the butt. Nutmeg jump, whinnied, and then followed Inu- Yasha. He broke into a gallop as Sesshy emerged from the woods.
"HEY!! HORSE STEALER!!! I'LL GET YOU WHEN WE GET BACK TO THE CASTLE!! I'LL HAVE KAGOME, I WILL!! HEY!! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?? HEY!!" Inu-Yasha ignored his brother's threats and he went back to the castle. When he returned, he gave Nutmeg to a stable boy and then switched horses to give Tigerlily a rest. He picked a young, gray, male horse with a few white spots on its rump. His name was Storm after his nature of being able to ride at any time of day in any weather. He was quickly saddled up and Inu-Yasha took off out of the castle. He had a vague idea where Kagome might be. As he neared the sea, he looked up at the cliffs and saw a lone figure sitting up there. A horse was not visible but they couldn't make it up some of the rocks leading there. A regular lady like Kikyo couldn't have either but Kagome, Sango, and any other girl who wanted to could. As Inu-Yasha neared the woods at the base of the cliff, he spotted Raven tied to a tree. He leapt off Storm and tied him near Raven. Inu-Yasha followed the narrow path until it suddenly jutted upwards into a short stonewall. Inu-Yasha climbed it with ease and then walked the slightly ramped walk to the edge. Kagome looked up at him as he neared and he saw her face was slightly tear- stained. She turned back to the sea and watched the birds wheel and call overhead. "You weren't crying, were you Kagome?" Inu-Yasha teased lightly. "Of course not!" she sniffed to clear her nose, "I just got something in my eye." "Both eye's at once?" "It doesn't happen that often.maybe once in a blue moon...but yes it happens." He sat down next to her.right next to her.^.^ "Do you're eye's often leak that much?" "There was something big in my eyes." "Both at once, though?" "ALL RIGHT! I WAS CRYING!!!!!!" Inu-Yasha sat wide eyed and wished he hadn't been so persistent. "I'm sorry." She sniffed in response and he passed her a handkerchief. "I think I understand why you were crying.I certainly understand why you were angry earlier." "You're brother it such an ASS!!!" she yelled (the last word). He put his arm around her and she leaned against him. For almost no reason at all except for the fact that being a woman was so unfair to her, she started to cry all over again (Girls! Please understand the circumstances! Being a Girl is GREAT! It's just the fact that where she is, people OWN women.disgraceful isn't it?) She tried to hide it from him but she sniffled and then had to burry her face into his side. Awkward as it was, they managed to embrace but then she stood up and he did too. Then.She flung herself at him. ^ ^ They stood there together in embrace (not kissing.I'm sorry), alone on the cliff. Inu-Yasha knew with comfort that Sesshy would not follow them up, as it was too rocky for him.
Down on the beach.
"Well.it's not exactly private but they certainly are alone." Miroku commented as he stared up at them. "Tell me about it." Sango shielded her eyes from the sun, "of course, when you're in love, nothing matters except for that person and.yea." Sango caught herself blushing. "Personal experience, Lady Sango?" "Well.err.I, uh, guess." *blush, blush* "Then Let's Kiss Before The World!!!" Miroku exclaimed. *blush, blush*
Back up on the cliff.
Kagome stared over Inu-Yasha's shoulder and saw Sango with Miroku. She smiled, despite her tears. 'Sango is so lucky.' She thought, 'It doesn't really matter if Sango is in love or not.I guess I'm lucky at the fact that the guy who loves me as much as I love him is a prince and I'm allowed to marry- WOA!! GEEZE!! WHAT PUT THAT THOUGHT INTO MY MIND??? I am supposed to get married.and he is.top.on my list.but Sango doesn't have two guys fighting for her and I guess that that's what I'm jealous of.' Inu-Yasha caught sight of Miroku snogging Sango. (I love that word.Snogging.hehehe...and for those of you who have NOT read Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, Snogging means Kiss.not what ever some of you sick people were thinking of.and by the way I recommend Angus, Thongs and FFS and the rest of the books in the series! ^ ^) 'Miroku is so lucky,' Inu-Yasha thought, 'he doesn't have another guy after Sango even if Medusa or whatever her name is has a big liking for him.Kagome.she smells so good.she's such a great girl.she loves to have fun doing stuff that other girls don't like.that's what puts her above anyone else.I think.I'm.in.what's the word? Love? *snort* Keh.' "Are you okay now?" he asked her softly. Kagome wiped her eyes and nodded. "I don't belong to you but I'll still be your girl.if that made any sense at all." "Err.I think.I get it." "The sea is calling me," Kagome said, trying to change the subject, "wanna go to the beach?" "Sure! I can show you how to snorkel if you want. We get all kinds of colourful fish around here!" "All right.but I really want to learn how to build a sandcastle!" "You don't know how.Oh!" Inu-Yasha completely forgot that she had never been in the ocean before. Well, except for when she first smelt the salt when she first got here but that doesn't count. "Will you show me how?" she pleaded with her eyes. "Of course!!" "Yay! Let's go then!!" "Uh.did you bring a bathing suit? I mean.you've never been to the sea before so you'll need one." "Oh! Yea. I have quite a few bathing suits because I have a pond back in Shikon." "Good! I'm not a big shopper so you would have had to go with someone else." "Bah! I would have dragged you along anyways whether you wanted to come or not!" she grinned devilishly as they clambered down the wall. 'I probably would have come anyway with out you dragging me.' Inu-Yasha thought. He was about to give her instructions to get down the short stonewall but when he looked up she was already beside him. He stared. It had taken him a week to perfect coming down that and this was her first time down and she had made it all by herself! "Stop gaping like a fish! It doesn't make you look all that intelligent!" "Keh. You'll find out just how talented I am on Monday." "I'd rather wait to find out in September when school naturally starts." "But you'll be back in Shikon by then. You aren't staying for ever you know, just a month. Remember?" Kagome looked up at him and remembered the deal that their parents had set up. She was only staying for about.four weeks now. 'I'm going to miss him when I leave.' She thought solemnly. Just then they reached their horses. But only one of them was there. About 50 feet from them was Sesshy on Inu-Yasha's horse and he was laughing madly. Or trying to, I should say. With a voice like Sesshy's, you can't make it do anything you want to. "WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! YOU TOOK MY HORSE, SO I'M GONNA TAKE YOURS!!! NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WALK BACK!! DWAHAHAHAHAHA!!" "YOU KNOW, SESSHY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS (he said sarcastically as he slapped his palms to his knee's and started mocking Sesshy) IF YOU HAD OF TAKEN BOTH HORSES. THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD TO WALK LIKE YOU DID!!" "Eh?" Sesshy stared in confusion (as usual). Kagome climbed on to Raven and Inu-Yasha smirked as he climbed up behind Kagome and put his arms around her waist to.uh.hold on. ^.^ (K, I don't care if you need a different saddle or two saddles or a really, really long horse to do this, but Inu-Yasha managed to climb on behind Kagome and fit.) Kagome put Raven in to a gallop and as they passed the staring idiot (Sesshy), Kagome took out her riding crop and slapped Storm on the rump. Storm reared, therefore knocking Sesshy off, and then galloped after the couple. "HEY!! HEY!!! WAIT FOR ME!!! THAT'S NOT FUNNY!! REALLY IT ISN'T!! WAIT FOR ME!!!! *gasp* MY OUTFIT!! YOU KNOCKED ME INTO THE MUD! HEY!!!!!!" Kagome smirked as Inu-Yasha transferred from Raven to Storm (Raven was tired and couldn't hold two people). 'Let Fluffy sulk!' she thought savagely. And they rode back to the castle to prepare for the beach.
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Well? How's that for an "I'm sorry that we have to go back to school" present? I actually have a lot of chapter five already written so.if you all give me good reviews, then I shall work faster to finish it! ^_______________^ *bribe, bribe* Thanks to all of my faithful reviewers! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. ^.~
-Noodals =^.^=
WHEEEEE!!! I'M BACK!!! And I had a great time on my trip to Hawaii! *sigh* but if you ask me what I did there I'm afraid that I will only be able to say that I snorkeled.and If I see one more mask, snorkel or pair of flippers I'm gonna drown someone. And it would be plain cruel to start dangling that kind of stuff right in front me but just out of my reach so that a match could not reach it.anyways, enough of my babbling about destroying objects of torture! ^^' As I said I would (sometime, somewhere.), I found time to write while in Hawaii AND I managed to copy what I wrote to a computer (Many thanks to my dear daddy who brought his laptop!!). So.I ended up writing the whole of chapter 4 and I hope you like it!
Ok! This chapter has mainly to do with horses, however! I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge on horses!!! It just goes to show how much I do research before I write about it.. Next, please don't kill me for the beginning of this chapter! I promise to reward you for it later in this chapter!!
Chappy 4 Horses!
"Kagome." She looked up at him. He bent down to kiss her, as the breeze flowed through their hair, but she looked into his eyes.and he froze.
::Uneasy pause.::
"Yes, Inu-Yasha?" "..." "..." "err..there's.there's a-a-a-a FLUFF in your hair!!" He randomly yelled out to save his dignity. "Oh." She let him pick out the imaginary fluff. 'Was he going.going to.*sigh*. of course I probably would have smacked him.it's too early in the game for me.but.I've never been.. never been.' 'She sounded almost disappointed.' Inu-Yasha observed. Kagome looked to the sea. She now knew why she loved it. It sparkled no matter if it was the sun or the moon hitting it. It was cool and refreshing. Yes.she loved the sea. Inu-Yasha stood behind her and looked out too. SOMEHOW Inu-Yasha's hand found Kagome's (or Kagome's found Inu-Yasha's) and they.just sort of.started walking down the beach, hand in hand.Kagome's head.just.ended up on Inu-Yasha's shoulder. 'Her head seems to fit there.' he tilted his head onto hers, 'she smells.good.' somehow his mind wandered off to wondering if she tasted as good as she smelled but he pushed the thought from his mind. 'Comfy shoulder.' Kagome's thoughts passed through her head. Tonight could last forever for as long as she cared.
Of course.all good things come to an end but something's end better than others. A good night ending because of Sesshomaru isn't a good way to end things. "Well, well, pardon me for disrupting the romantic atmosphere but mother says it's time for bed!" (He put the emphasis on the word romantic. I would make the word in italics for emphasis but I still haven't figured how to make it appear on the web still in italics). "Eh? Mother says?? Would you PLEASE make up you mind! I thought it was FATHER says." Inu-Yasha put on a confused face. Sesshy slapped his forehead. He needed to compose his speeches better before talking to his younger, pesky, brother. Kagome snorted, "I thought it was Simon says." not even knowing she was contributing to the building annoyance of Sesshomaru. "Mother expects you to be in bed in half an hour." Sesshomaru finished, curtly. He whirled around and headed back to the castle thinking about how he could save Kagome from Inu-Yasha poisoning her mind with his immatureness (he really thought Kagome was being influenced.::rolls eyes::). "I'm sorry to say, but your brother makes me sick!" Kagome spat. "He's made me sick to many times to count. I think it was since I could say my own name that he made want to gag." Inu-Yasha agreed. They looked at each other for a moment longer. Kagome smiled and then they turned back to the castle.still hand in hand.and neither of them noticed the jealous face in a window watching them.
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"You two seemed to be having a good time." Kagome jumped as she finished lighting the candle. "Kikyo?" Kikyo was standing at one of Kagome's windows. "You'll have to introduce me sometime." And with that she turned and left. Kagome stared. She had never gotten that close to a boy before and her sister knew it. Kikyo had some nerve to maybe distract Inu-Yasha. 'If I don't start acting like I enjoy his company completely, he might switch me more Kikyo!' Kagome thought in horror. Then she simmered down. 'Well, if he's dense enough to go for my sister than I don't want him!' she decided. "You do look like you just had a good time." Kagome glanced up at the door. "Oh, hi Sango-chan! How's Miroku?" Sango blushed, "How did you know I was with Miroku?" Kagome stared. "It's only a little obvious!!" She exclaimed. "Oh.well it was wonderful!! We spent more time in the gardens and he showed me these amazing waterfallish fountains and there were so many pretty flowers and he-" "Inu-Yasha and I had a great night." Sango stopped short. "So.what happened???? Don't leave me hanging here!!" Kagome sighed. Sango: "..." Kag: "What? Oh! ^ ^" "Get it out already!!" Sango harped. "We were on the beach." "A great place." Sango put in. "The waves were washing over our feet." "Good to keep in touch with nature." "We were holding hands." Sango was full attention. "And.somehow my head ended up on his shoulder." Sango gasped, "Really??" "And his head leaned on mine." Sango clasped her hands waiting for when she would tell about the kiss. "And then Sesshomaru showed up." Kagome's voice suddenly changed from dreamy to bitter. "WHAT?? NO KISS?????" Kagome looked at Sango. "No, no kiss." "But.but the scenario was so perfect!!" "Except that we hardly know each other." "Right.I knew that.::whistles innocently::" ".-_-." "Uh.Goodnight?" "That's right Sango.Goodnight!" Sango left Kagome's room and closed the door behind her to leave Kagome to her thoughts.
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"Lessons?" Kagome stared at her mother in disbelief, "But it's EARLY AUGUST!!" Inu-Yasha dropped his fork, stared, and the sniggered into his orange juice. Kagome glared at him. "And it's not like I failed last year! I passed with straight A's!" Kagome continued her debate as she shoveled her breakfast into her mouth. "Except for math," Kikyo smirked, "You failed that!" "Kikyo.if you consider a B+ a failing grade then you failed everything." Kagome said with a point. "Well you got below a C in something." Kikyo tried hard to remain higher than her younger sister. "The B+ in math was my lowest grade, Kikyo. If anyone needs summer schooling it's you. That report card was nauseating. You'll bring disgrace to the royal family!" Kagome hissed as she recalled the report card she found while rummaging through her sisters room. "Kagome!" her mother was shocked. Kikyo shooter her a nasty glare and Inu-Yasha gave her a look that said, ' The-high-and-mighty-Kikyo-needs-summer-schooling??' Kagome responded with a knowing look that said, 'I-kid-you-not, and-isn't- it-surprising?' "Now, now, stop BICKERING!!!!!" Kagome and Kikyo's mother screeched the last word and then continued in her happy-go-lucky voice. "Your lessons will begin on Monday!" she said cheerily. 'Three days.' Kagome thought. It was Friday. "May I be excused, mother? I would like to enjoy my last few days of freedom." Kagome said politely but bitterness could be detected. "Certainly, dear. And I'd wipe that smirk of my face Inu-Yasha," her mother warned and Inu-Yasha looked at her with question, "Your mother likes my idea so you and your brother will be joining my daughters with their early schooling." Inu-Yasha's sneering grin snapped of his face and was replaced with a look of dread. It was Kagome's turn to smirk.
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"Your mom is a bad influence on mine." Inu-Yasha sulked. Kagome skipped a stone across the low tide ocean water. She was a fast learner when it came to physical activities. "Whatever," she said, "I wonder how my sad excuse for a sister is getting along with your overly scary brother." "I heard they were going riding together." "Are you serious??" "Why?" "Do you seriously think that Kikyo can ride a horse??" Inu-Yasha thought about this for a second.and just a second. "Would I be a fool to even consider that she had a horse of her own?" Yes, you would be." "Ah. Well then! What are we waiting for? Let's go find the early morning entertainment!" "It's free too! I'm right behind you!" "Ladies first!" Inu-Yasha preformed a mocking bow with a grin. "How about ladies first when the lady knows where she's going." Kagome waited for it to dawn on him.it didn't happen. "Eh?" She sighed at his slight stupidity, "I Don't Know Where The Stables Are!!" "Oh!" "Lead on, oh smart one!" "Right-O!" he gave her a slightly embarrassed smile and then led the way.
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"Do you like our stables, Lady Kikyo?" "Well, I don't know about stables but these are well kept." Her nose MUST have been plugged. It stank of horse manure. Sesshy had a satisfied look on his face. (as he adjusted his gas mask.NOT!) "Please, pick the horse you would like to ride, sweet maiden." Sesshy instructed. Kikyo giggled and was instantly attracted to a creamy, off- white horse (Please forgive my lack of knowledge on horses! I love 'em but I don't know the different types or anything so for all you smarter horse lovers out there, please don't flame me for this!). "Ah! You have chosen.Eggnog!" Sesshy exclaimed with pride. They both looked up as the stable doors opened. A stable boy entered and Sesshy's face darkened as Inu-Yasha followed but lightened as Kagome entered after. Kikyo's face, however, lightened as Inu-Yasha entered but darkened as Kagome followed. "Oh! Are you guys going riding too?" Kagome's face was a mask of false surprise. She was good at hiding her emotions with false ones. "Your sister was just picking a horse. Would you like to join us?" Sesshy tried to make his voice sound intriguing and seductive but instead he nearly scared her away. "Uh.Well." Kagome fought the urge to run away. "Thank you." Inu-Yasha interrupted as the stable boy brought his and Kagome's horse to them, saddled up and ready to ride. "Saddle Up Eggnog!!" Sesshy snapped at the stable boy. "OH THAT POOR HORSE!!" Kagome exclaimed before she could stop herself. "Who named him???" Inu-Yasha asked with bewilderment. "It's a she." Sesshy replied with annoyance. "IT IS??? WHAT BONEHEAD WOULD CALL A FEMALE HORSE, EGGNOG???" Inu-Yasha was amazed. "I CALLED HER THAT BECAUSE I LIKE EGGNOG!! IT'S THE BEST DRINK FOR THE WINTER TIME!!" "WHEN DID WE GET A NEW HORSE?? WHEN DID YOU NAME HER??" "WE GOT HER THREE WEEKS AGO AND I CALLED HER THAT!! YOU DON'T LIKE IT? YOU FIX IT!!!" "I KNOW!!" Kikyo screamed, "Creamy!!!" "Creamy??? You think that's a BETTER name than EGGNOG??" Inu-Yasha asked. "I would call her Caramel." Kagome softly said as she pet the horses nose. It whinnied gently. Both boys stopped fighting. "Caramel?" Sesshy said with amusement. "It's a brilliant name!!" Inu-Yasha exclaimed. "Of course it is!" Sesshy instantly agreed. He liked Kagome better than Kikyo for these reasons: she was prettier, more active and she was smarter. "Make a horse tag with the name Caramel on it!" Sesshy barked at a passing servant who rushed to obey. "What's your horses name, Kagome?" Inu-Yasha asked. "Her name's Raven." She answered. "Raven? But that's a type of bird!" Sesshy laughed with absolute stupidity.
"But Ravens are BLACK aren't they?" Kagome pointed at her horses pure black hair. "Oh.right." "You just don't have it with names today, do you?" Inu-Yasha teased his big brother. "Shut up!! What's your horse's name, hmm?" "You know what her name is." "I forget." "You're sad." "JUST TELL ME!!"
Inu-Yasha looked at his white horse: the same colour as his hair. "It's Tigerlily." "Tigerlily?? What kind of a name is that?? I'd almost say Eggnog was better." "It's a beautiful name." Kagome turned her nose up at Sesshy. "It's simply GORGEOUS!!" (She had five cups of coffee this morning) Kikyo started bouncing around, leaping on Inu-Yasha and Caramel reared in fright. Kikyo then screamed in fright and ran out of the stables and under her bed. No one ran after her. Kagome swung her leg up over Raven and Sesshy looked around expectantly for his horse. "WHERE'S ALLSPICE???????" He hollered. Kagome fell off her horse anime style. A stable boy dashed down the isle to a stall with a russet brown, female horse. "Allspice?" Kagome stared. "You have a better name in mind??" "You like eggnog, so does Nutmeg sound good?" Kagome suggested as she swung back up onto Raven. "Nutmeg.Thank you Lady Kagome!" his voice turned silky again and Kagome got scared all over again. "Let's go!" she whispered fiercely to Inu-Yasha. "See you around.Fluffy!" Inu-Yasha called and ignored the cursing and threats from his brother. Kagome fell off her horse again. "You don't stay up on your horse well, do you?" Inu-Yasha teased. "F-f-f-fluffy??" "Yup! That's been his nickname since he started carrying that boa around like a security blanket: age 6!" "And he's about to turn 17??" "Yup." "Scary." "He is." They rode towards the edge of the woods when a bee landed on Raven's nose. The horse went crazy and started running madly. "KYAAAAAAAAA!!!!! HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!" Kagome screamed out. Inu-Yasha needed no second bidding. Tigerlily took off after the princess and her runaway horse. Kagome knew she could stay on her horse.it was if the horse went into the woods she would have bigger problems. "Please don't go into the woods!" she cooed softly in Raven's ear, trying to calm her, "please don't go into the woods, please don't go into the woods. Please don't. Please don't. Please don't...shit." Kagome's horse looked like it was having a nervous breakdown as it turned into the woods. Hell, Kagome was having a nervous breakdown. Inu-Yasha cursed as he saw the midnight black horse turn into the woods but he quickly followed her in. It was crazy, he knew, but he couldn't leave her alone with a horse that belonged in loonyland especially as she didn't know her way around and she probably would get lost when her horse calmed down. Well.that was what he was telling himself, but deep down there was something else that made him want to save her. He could quite place it, even though there was a voice inside telling him just what he was thinking about her but he continued to tell the voice to shut up.
IY's mind: hang on Kagome! I'll get there on time. IY's lil annoying voice in the back of his head: Why do you want to save her, eh? What's so special about her? IY: Shut up! I don't have time for you! Lil voice: Oh? Come on! I know why you want to save her. IY: Oh really? Inform me. Mistake. Lil voice: You LOVE her!! IY: WHAT??? NOIDON'T!! Lil voice: You're blushing!! IY: I'm trying to save her!! Lil voice: and we're back to the beginning.why do you want to- IY: SHUT UP!! Lil voice: *snigger* Inu-Yasha turned beet red. Lil voice: Well, I'll just leave you to save her, lover boy! IY: I'll take you on some other time. Lil voice: later.
Just then, Kagome's horse saw a skunk. This was not Raven's day. Or Kagome's. The horse reared with surprise just as Inu-Yasha's horse caught up. Kagome was taken completely by surprise and was thrown off. She went sailing thought w air and braced herself for the fall. Inu-Yasha leapt off his horse and ran to catch her. Of course he caught her. Princess style! As soon as she felt him holding her under her knees and supporting her back, she clutched onto him, her arms wrapped tightly around his neck and her face buried into his shoulder. "Thank you for following me," she whimpered, "and nice catch." She added weakly. She started to cry now that she was safe and he put her feet down and then just held her until she calmed down. "Kagome." She looked up at him. (sound familiar?) "I will always try to catch you and be there for you.that's a promise." She was unsure of how to respond because the now waffy moment was new to her. She didn't have to respond. (Hehehe) He put his lips to hers and it wasn't a quick kiss! They stood there together in the middle of the clearing as the wind blew their hair around. They didn't notice a thing around them. Not even- "Well, well, well.sorry for interrupting but I heard a maiden's cry for help." The evil, terrifying, totally unsuductive, petrifying, scary, disgustingly silky voice reached their ears (did I miss any? If you have any more words to describe Sesshy's voice then make a list on your reviews and I will try to add some of them ^__^). Kagome and Inu-Yasha paid no attention to him. In fact, their tongues started snaking in and out of each other's mouth.right in front of Sesshy! Sesshomaru moved closer to the two kissing in the woods.much closer. "You're not a very good kisser Inu-Yasha." He taunted. 'I'll bet you've never kissed in your life,' Inu-Yasha thought, 'and damn! She does taste good!' his thoughts flowed back to the night on the beach when he wondered if she tasted a good as she smelt, 'she sure is gorgeous too.' Inu-Yasha took in everything about her. "You should try kissing me sometime Kagome," Sesshy continued in his annoying, so-called voice. She flicked up her middle finger at him telling him to get-the-hell-out-of- here, can't-you-see-I'm-busy?? And he was so close that her finger nearly went up his nose. Instead, her nail poked his cheek hard and drew blood! (::starts waving flags that say 'GO KAGOME!!!'::) Sesshy drew back from her with a start. "Bitch! Do you know how long I had my face in a mud mask this morning to make my face perfect??" He hollered. Kagome and Inu-Yasha broke apart. "Can you hear something?" Kagome stared romantically up into Inu-Yasha's eyes. "The wind must be acting up." He stared back into her crystal blue eyes. Sesshy brought his face right next to Kagome's ear: "BITCH!!" he screeched. "You must have mistaken me for someone else," Kagome's eardrums were ringing, "I'M NOT KIKYO!!" she screamed back. "Kikyo?" Inu-Yasha looked at her, "I thought he was bragging about himself." "Leave him to boast to the trees. I'm leaving." Inu-Yasha followed Kagome out of the clearing. "Come on Kagome," Sesshy whined from the clearing, "I'll make a better man than him! Be MY woman!" (He was influenced by Kouga. -_-*) Kagome stopped short and whirled around. Inu-Yasha squeaked and jumped out of the princess's way. "I am NOBODIES WOMAN!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, "WHY DO THINK I DETEST THE WORD 'MARRAGE'? HUH?? I'LL TELL YOU WHY! IT'S BECAUSE IF I MARRY, I'LL BELONG TO MY PRINCE! I'M A FREE GIRL WHILE I'M SINGLE!!! You understand now?" her voice became deadly calm, "That's why I'm so picky about men. If I could find someone who could accept a girl who could shoot an arrow straight, draw a sword right, race on horses, climb trees and run miles, then I would CONSIDER them. He also needs to be understanding, sweet, willing to stand up for me and be able to not look stupid while doing it! Prince Kouga nearly past the test except he was a jackass with no brain!" "And he looks stupid." Inu-Yasha muttered. "Lord Hojo had a chance except her had a problem with the way I dressed.and he was a jackass too. Do you FINALLY UNDERSTAND????" "Do I have a chance of passing your test?" Sesshy's silky voice made her cringe. "NO! WHY?? BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST LIKE KOUGA!!" Sesshy looked confused. "She's calling you a jackass." Inu-Yasha translated to his half-wit brother. "Ah! Wait, WHAT??" Sesshy finally understood. But Kagome was already out of the clearing. She grabbed Raven's reins and tossed Tigerlily's to Inu-Yasha. She swung onto Raven before Inu-Yasha even caught the reins she had tossed to him. Kagome bolted out of the woods before anyone could stop her. Inu-Yasha noted the look of furry on her face and decided to keep his distance but then he could have sworn she was crying. He debated whether or not to go after her. The voice in his head returned.
IY: Should I go after her or not. She looked sad and alone but I'm afraid she'll bite me if I get too close to her. Lil voice: Go after her! She needs you! IY: You again? Lil voice: yup, you'd better believe it! IY: I believe it all to well. Lil voice: Any way, you should go after her. She's too good a girl to give up. IY: I'm NOT giving her up!! What makes you think that?? Lil voice: nothing. Just.go help her. IY: *sigh* which direction did she go? Lil voice: Oh I don't know!! You're helpless! IY: I'M helpless?? Lil voice: JUST GET HER!! IY: Keh. Lil voice: Later, dude.
'It's like he just hangs me up!' Inu-Yasha thought. He took off after Kagome and on his way out of the forest he saw Nutmeg waiting for Sesshomaru to return. Inu-Yasha took out his riding crop and smacked the horse on the butt. Nutmeg jump, whinnied, and then followed Inu- Yasha. He broke into a gallop as Sesshy emerged from the woods.
"HEY!! HORSE STEALER!!! I'LL GET YOU WHEN WE GET BACK TO THE CASTLE!! I'LL HAVE KAGOME, I WILL!! HEY!! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?? HEY!!" Inu-Yasha ignored his brother's threats and he went back to the castle. When he returned, he gave Nutmeg to a stable boy and then switched horses to give Tigerlily a rest. He picked a young, gray, male horse with a few white spots on its rump. His name was Storm after his nature of being able to ride at any time of day in any weather. He was quickly saddled up and Inu-Yasha took off out of the castle. He had a vague idea where Kagome might be. As he neared the sea, he looked up at the cliffs and saw a lone figure sitting up there. A horse was not visible but they couldn't make it up some of the rocks leading there. A regular lady like Kikyo couldn't have either but Kagome, Sango, and any other girl who wanted to could. As Inu-Yasha neared the woods at the base of the cliff, he spotted Raven tied to a tree. He leapt off Storm and tied him near Raven. Inu-Yasha followed the narrow path until it suddenly jutted upwards into a short stonewall. Inu-Yasha climbed it with ease and then walked the slightly ramped walk to the edge. Kagome looked up at him as he neared and he saw her face was slightly tear- stained. She turned back to the sea and watched the birds wheel and call overhead. "You weren't crying, were you Kagome?" Inu-Yasha teased lightly. "Of course not!" she sniffed to clear her nose, "I just got something in my eye." "Both eye's at once?" "It doesn't happen that often.maybe once in a blue moon...but yes it happens." He sat down next to her.right next to her.^.^ "Do you're eye's often leak that much?" "There was something big in my eyes." "Both at once, though?" "ALL RIGHT! I WAS CRYING!!!!!!" Inu-Yasha sat wide eyed and wished he hadn't been so persistent. "I'm sorry." She sniffed in response and he passed her a handkerchief. "I think I understand why you were crying.I certainly understand why you were angry earlier." "You're brother it such an ASS!!!" she yelled (the last word). He put his arm around her and she leaned against him. For almost no reason at all except for the fact that being a woman was so unfair to her, she started to cry all over again (Girls! Please understand the circumstances! Being a Girl is GREAT! It's just the fact that where she is, people OWN women.disgraceful isn't it?) She tried to hide it from him but she sniffled and then had to burry her face into his side. Awkward as it was, they managed to embrace but then she stood up and he did too. Then.She flung herself at him. ^ ^ They stood there together in embrace (not kissing.I'm sorry), alone on the cliff. Inu-Yasha knew with comfort that Sesshy would not follow them up, as it was too rocky for him.
Down on the beach.
"Well.it's not exactly private but they certainly are alone." Miroku commented as he stared up at them. "Tell me about it." Sango shielded her eyes from the sun, "of course, when you're in love, nothing matters except for that person and.yea." Sango caught herself blushing. "Personal experience, Lady Sango?" "Well.err.I, uh, guess." *blush, blush* "Then Let's Kiss Before The World!!!" Miroku exclaimed. *blush, blush*
Back up on the cliff.
Kagome stared over Inu-Yasha's shoulder and saw Sango with Miroku. She smiled, despite her tears. 'Sango is so lucky.' She thought, 'It doesn't really matter if Sango is in love or not.I guess I'm lucky at the fact that the guy who loves me as much as I love him is a prince and I'm allowed to marry- WOA!! GEEZE!! WHAT PUT THAT THOUGHT INTO MY MIND??? I am supposed to get married.and he is.top.on my list.but Sango doesn't have two guys fighting for her and I guess that that's what I'm jealous of.' Inu-Yasha caught sight of Miroku snogging Sango. (I love that word.Snogging.hehehe...and for those of you who have NOT read Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, Snogging means Kiss.not what ever some of you sick people were thinking of.and by the way I recommend Angus, Thongs and FFS and the rest of the books in the series! ^ ^) 'Miroku is so lucky,' Inu-Yasha thought, 'he doesn't have another guy after Sango even if Medusa or whatever her name is has a big liking for him.Kagome.she smells so good.she's such a great girl.she loves to have fun doing stuff that other girls don't like.that's what puts her above anyone else.I think.I'm.in.what's the word? Love? *snort* Keh.' "Are you okay now?" he asked her softly. Kagome wiped her eyes and nodded. "I don't belong to you but I'll still be your girl.if that made any sense at all." "Err.I think.I get it." "The sea is calling me," Kagome said, trying to change the subject, "wanna go to the beach?" "Sure! I can show you how to snorkel if you want. We get all kinds of colourful fish around here!" "All right.but I really want to learn how to build a sandcastle!" "You don't know how.Oh!" Inu-Yasha completely forgot that she had never been in the ocean before. Well, except for when she first smelt the salt when she first got here but that doesn't count. "Will you show me how?" she pleaded with her eyes. "Of course!!" "Yay! Let's go then!!" "Uh.did you bring a bathing suit? I mean.you've never been to the sea before so you'll need one." "Oh! Yea. I have quite a few bathing suits because I have a pond back in Shikon." "Good! I'm not a big shopper so you would have had to go with someone else." "Bah! I would have dragged you along anyways whether you wanted to come or not!" she grinned devilishly as they clambered down the wall. 'I probably would have come anyway with out you dragging me.' Inu-Yasha thought. He was about to give her instructions to get down the short stonewall but when he looked up she was already beside him. He stared. It had taken him a week to perfect coming down that and this was her first time down and she had made it all by herself! "Stop gaping like a fish! It doesn't make you look all that intelligent!" "Keh. You'll find out just how talented I am on Monday." "I'd rather wait to find out in September when school naturally starts." "But you'll be back in Shikon by then. You aren't staying for ever you know, just a month. Remember?" Kagome looked up at him and remembered the deal that their parents had set up. She was only staying for about.four weeks now. 'I'm going to miss him when I leave.' She thought solemnly. Just then they reached their horses. But only one of them was there. About 50 feet from them was Sesshy on Inu-Yasha's horse and he was laughing madly. Or trying to, I should say. With a voice like Sesshy's, you can't make it do anything you want to. "WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! YOU TOOK MY HORSE, SO I'M GONNA TAKE YOURS!!! NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WALK BACK!! DWAHAHAHAHAHA!!" "YOU KNOW, SESSHY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS (he said sarcastically as he slapped his palms to his knee's and started mocking Sesshy) IF YOU HAD OF TAKEN BOTH HORSES. THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD TO WALK LIKE YOU DID!!" "Eh?" Sesshy stared in confusion (as usual). Kagome climbed on to Raven and Inu-Yasha smirked as he climbed up behind Kagome and put his arms around her waist to.uh.hold on. ^.^ (K, I don't care if you need a different saddle or two saddles or a really, really long horse to do this, but Inu-Yasha managed to climb on behind Kagome and fit.) Kagome put Raven in to a gallop and as they passed the staring idiot (Sesshy), Kagome took out her riding crop and slapped Storm on the rump. Storm reared, therefore knocking Sesshy off, and then galloped after the couple. "HEY!! HEY!!! WAIT FOR ME!!! THAT'S NOT FUNNY!! REALLY IT ISN'T!! WAIT FOR ME!!!! *gasp* MY OUTFIT!! YOU KNOCKED ME INTO THE MUD! HEY!!!!!!" Kagome smirked as Inu-Yasha transferred from Raven to Storm (Raven was tired and couldn't hold two people). 'Let Fluffy sulk!' she thought savagely. And they rode back to the castle to prepare for the beach.
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Well? How's that for an "I'm sorry that we have to go back to school" present? I actually have a lot of chapter five already written so.if you all give me good reviews, then I shall work faster to finish it! ^_______________^ *bribe, bribe* Thanks to all of my faithful reviewers! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. ^.~
-Noodals =^.^=